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Quranic comparison between mother of believers and ‘infallable’ Imams

The Sunni muslims believe that Alelbait refers to the wives and children of a person but the shia’s have a different view. While according to the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), the arabic language, intellect and logic, the mother of believers (may Allah be pleased with them) are from the Ahlelbait of the Prophet (saw).

For this article, I will use only the book of Allah (swt), the Quran. Inshallah!

Allah (swt) has expressed the honor of the mother of believers (ra) in the Quran and revealed many verses about them but there is no mention of the ‘Infallable’ Imams not even a single clear verse.

Allah (swt) praises the mother of believers (ra) by stating that they are not like other women:

O wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone among women. If you fear Allah , then do not be soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose heart is disease should covet, but speak with appropriate speech.[Quran 33:32]

Allah (swt) futher makes the mother of believers (ra) different from other women by the following verse.

O wives of the Prophet, whoever of you should commit a clear immorality – for her the punishment would be doubled two fold, and ever is that, for Allah, easy.[Quran 33:30]

The verse shows that the mother believers have high status and they are special people and they would get double punishment if they commit open immorality because they are an example for the other believing women to follow.

While in the Quran, there is no such thing for the ‘infallable’ Imams. You will not find a verse where Allah (swt) says that you “‘infallable’ Imams are not like other people etc”. The readers should think about these points.

Moreover, in the next verse Allah (swt) tells the mother of believers (ra) if they do good deeds, he would give them double reward. This means, If Syeda Aisha (ra) does a good deed, she would get double reward.

And whoever of you devoutly obeys Allah and His Messenger and does righteousness – We will give her her reward twice; and We have prepared for her a noble provision. [Quran 33:31]

The ‘infallable’ Imams who are considered infallable, knower of the unseen etc by the shia, no where such verses are revealed about them, no attention is given them. Why? Are they really divinely appointed leaders? Would the world really perish without an ‘infallable’?

In the following verse, Allah (swt) orders the mother of believers (ra) to remember what is recited of the verses of Allah in their houses.

And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet’s] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.[Quran 33:33]